Thursday, October 24, 2024
CleanPowerSF, the neighborhood selection vitality program of the San Francisco Public Utilities Fee (SFPUC), has secured its largest single supply of wind vitality by way of a landmark energy buy settlement with Scout Clear Power. This settlement will present CleanPowerSF with 147.5 megawatts of wind vitality generated by the brand new Gonzaga Ridge wind mission in Merced County, together with 50 megawatts of vitality storage. The wind vitality and storage capability will serve 385,000 prospects in San Francisco.
Gonzaga Ridge, developed by Colorado-based Scout Clear Power, will grow to be the biggest wind vitality contributor to CleanPowerSF’s portfolio, producing sufficient energy yearly to assist roughly 120,000 San Francisco properties. The mission additionally features a 50-megawatt, 4-hour battery storage system to retailer extra vitality generated through the day for night use, when grid electrical energy is often costlier and reliant on pure fuel. Gonzaga Ridge is predicted to be operational by Could 2026.
“Thanks to our investment in Gonzaga Ridge, we will be nearly doubling the amount of clean wind energy for our CleanPowerSF customers,” stated SFPUC Basic Supervisor Dennis Herrera. “The SFPUC has been a clean energy provider for 100 years, and we are continuing to expand our renewable energy portfolio to supply San Francisco with clean, affordable, and reliable power. We’re helping to make the grid more resilient in the face of climate change, accelerate California’s transition from fossil fuel power to more renewable energy, and create good jobs.”
This mission will redevelop an present wind farm in Pacheco Park, contributing to vital environmental advantages. It’s projected to offset round 593,000 tons of carbon dioxide and create 200 jobs throughout improvement and development. Moreover, 378 tons of decommissioned turbine blades can be recycled, avoiding landfill waste and producing 360,000 kilos of concrete components.
“We’re proud to help fulfill the impressive ambition of the SFPUC as they continue to establish the CleanPowerSF program as a model of successfully delivering clean energy to their community,” stated Michael Rucker, Founder and CEO of Scout Clear Power, a portfolio firm managed by Brookfield Asset Administration. “Gonzaga Ridge is a wonderfully unique project, and we’re excited to see it become an energy option for San Francisco residents.”
With the addition of Gonzaga Ridge, CleanPowerSF has now contracted over 600 megawatts of recent renewable vitality from photo voltaic, wind, and geothermal tasks. This provide is sufficient to energy greater than 500,000 properties throughout San Francisco. CleanPowerSF’s vitality storage contracts have additionally surpassed 300 megawatts.
As of 2024, CleanPowerSF’s vitality combine is over 95% clear and renewable, serving to San Francisco cut back greenhouse fuel emissions from electrical energy use by 93% in comparison with 1990 ranges over the previous eight years.
